The biology of the australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri (krefft 1870)
@article{Kemp1986TheBO,
title={The biology of the australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri (krefft 1870)},
author={Anne Kemp},
journal={Journal of Morphology},
year={1986},
volume={190}
}The literature on the biology of the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870), over the past 115 years is reviewed. Relevant unpublished information on the habits, environment, and distribution of the lungfish is included. Topics covered are the discovery and taxonomic position of the species, the appearance and habits of adults and juveniles, their environment and distribution (historical and modern), their oviposition and development, and their diet and catching methods. It…
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Spawning activity of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri in an impoundment.
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The numbers of eggs declined over the study period and all samples were dominated by early developmental stages and high proportions of unviable eggs, which present numerous challenges for successful spawning and recruitment of N. forsteri in large impoundment environments.
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